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Disturbing discovery of sub-standard Chinese copies of Petzl gear

Climbing news | | February 12, 2011 7:23 pm

There is a significant risk that these counterfeit products could open or otherwise fail at low loads and under normal use:

  • These counterfeit products do not meet UIAA or CE safety standards.
  • These counterfeit products do not meet Petzl safety and quality requirements.

via Petzl.

Disturbing news indeed, though if you buy your gear from reputable dealers you should have nothing to worry about.

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